In the Jan 26th front-page Duxbury Clipper article, “Working toward solutions to climate change impact," Town officials are citing the Town’s Climate Vulnerability Action Plan and imploring residents to take this crisis seriously and protect the Town’s natural resources. We agree wholeheartedly. We are struck by Town officials' incongruous approach to climate change concerns when it comes to Summer St Conservation land. Any day now – seven additional acres of forested wetlands will be taken down – in order to install a new farm. Amy MacNab, Select Board Chair is quoted in the article, “We’re committed to address [climate change]…As a board when we approach every project we’re taking a green approach”. Yet - Town boards and officials resoundingly rejected Article 5 (Summer St. Citizen’s Petition) at Special Town Meeting Nov. 8, 2021. Article 5 simply requested the Town Conservation Commission to pause plans to deforest and till up land around vernal pools — until further studies could be done. 1)The Town needs an Agricultural Strategic plan. 2) Field studies need to be done in and around the vernal pool cluster. There have been none to date. Data must be collected on which species are relying on this ecosystem to feed, breed, and nest. Without such baseline data – typically done in the spring – there is no way to determine if changes made to the ecosystem effected the health of wildlife that depend on it. (www.duxburypeeps.com for more details) Article 5 is 100% in line with Town strategic plans – such as Open Space & Recreation Report 2017, Envision Duxbury 2019, & Duxbury Climate Vulnerability & Action Plan 2018 – and inarguably a sensible approach. A view endorsed by many voters at STM and several readers via Opinion pieces in the ensuing months. In the Jan 26th article Joe Grady, Con Com Administrator references the 1969 Greenbelt Plan “The town hasn’t allowed development along the greenbelt system along riverways and the watershed.” We applaud the Greenbelt plan and disagree with Mr. Grady’s assertion. Summer St. Conservation land is in the Western Greenbelt, along Jones River watershed, atop our aquifer, and is slated for development by ConCom. Taking land from its natural state to something man-made is development - whether it’s a parking lot, housing, or new farmland. We risk flooding, poor water quality, rising ground temperatures due to loss of tree canopy, less carbon sequestration, shrinking wildlife biodiversity and habitat. Town officials must be honest about this. Climate change is upon us. We urge the Town to reconsider Summer St plans and to apply an even evidence-based approach to decisions that impact our environment - as described in Article 5 Citizen Petition. It is nonsensical for the Town to be cutting down forests on the West side, yet be yelling for buckets of water on the East side to put out climate change fires. Duxbury Conservation Commission, Select Board, pause deforestation. Listen to residents and voters. Listen to science. It is not too late to do what's right - together.

Join with UN officials, diplomats, & Members of Congress calling for opening Yemen's Hodeida port to food imports to avert famine.

A petition requesting action by the state of Georgia to make changes to issues surrounding Education, Economic Opportunities, Criminal Justice and Voter Suppression within African American and underserved communities.

How Do We Fix Federal Prison Reform? #1. Repeal The CCCA Act of 1984 The CCCA Act of 1984 took away the chance for Parole. Before, if a Citizen got in trouble and ended up in jail, he would serve a portion of his sentence and if he reformed his ways, he could be released early and allowed a second chance to do good. He could reunite with his family and try his hardest at achieving the American dream. Trust me, private prison are not here to reform anyone. They are here to make money and retain slave labor. Regulations that take away the chance of parole should be deemed as cruel and unusual punishment. Please help the children of nonviolent offenders, to have the opportunity, to know their parents and loved ones. Stop the occurrence of generational imprisonment. #RepealCCCAAct1984

Just this month, on August 8th, the Kern County officials confirmed that one of the pesticides in May’s major drift incident was chlorpyrifos. As many as 37 in a crew of 48 cabbage workers began feeling ill when the pesticides drifted a half-mile from where they were applied. At least 5 workers received medical attention. The US EPA reversed their proposed ban of chlorpyrifos on all food crops despite the incredibly solid body of scientific evidence and clear links to human health harms — especially for kids. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) needs to ban this incredibly harmful pesticide and provide leadership for the nation where the federal government has failed.

On Thursday, July 24th, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will consider 5 reapportionment plans, all of which propose to reduce the size of our school board, thereby enlarging individual districts. (The 7-member plan would create districts comparable in size to a state House district.) Increasing the size of the districts would not make the school board more efficient. It would undermine the local democratic control of our public schools, undermine school board members’ ability to effectively serve their constituents, and dilute minority representation. Please vote against the proposed reapportionment plans and protect the local democratic control of our schools!

There are many people out in America that have a Bachelor of Science from major colleges, or other degrees and a wide variety of work experience but cannot find employment. I am one of those individuals with 20 plus years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Bachelor of Science degree in Business, experienced with internal auditing for information technology an project coordination experiences, working in mainframe and distribute environment within an operations department, experience at gathering information, using Microsoft Office and a variety of appliations, experience with data entry, secretarial administration but I cannot get a call for an interview for any jobs for the past 5 years. WHY? Because I am 50 and older!

The residents of Schooner Cove are simply fed up with the lack of response from current DR Horton Board members Nick Aparicio and Rebecca Sarver. Issues continue to be brought to their attention with little to no decisions made to address. 1. Incompetent management of current HOA Manager Michelle Kitts and Rizzetta & Company. 2. Landscaping issues 3. Increase in HOA fees to hire Security company that doesn’t exist anymore however no reduction in fees. 4. Recent car & home break-in with NO ACTION from board or HOA Management 5. Security camera system at front gates. 6. Locks for gates. 7. Pool furniture. 8. Parking Situation

As President Obama meets this week with business owners and Union representatives in preparation for his meetings with House and Senate leaders, we the American people need to let our representatives in Washington know that: Taxes, NOT TAX RATES, MUST be on the table in order to realistically deal with our fiscal issues. Right now: Spending is at about 24% of GDP. Taxes are at about 15% of GDP. Right now the most conservative Republican proposal is to cut spending to 19% +/- of GDP which will still leave a gap of 4-5% which leaves the fiscal budget 100s of billions of dollars in debt. Please let your representatives know that taxes (not tax rates) MUST be on the table.

State Banking would save the people of California billions by redirecting money paid to Big Banks for fes which go to pay excessive corporate pay outside California. State Politicians look for excuses to prevent forming State Banks. Why dont they ask the State Employees to allow 5% of the retirement now in the Big Banks to go toward forming State Banks or ask the people of California if they want to back a bond measure to form State Banks. I and thousands of others in California demand that Sacramento stop this politicial farce and ask the People so we can stop paying billions nn fees that could be keept in California to help the State.